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Testing out machinima animation for this short film The Emptiness. You can download the track here: https://sabrinapenayoung.bandcamp.com/album/cyborg-dreams-space-music-and-electronica@dalatindivaJust doing some basic animations and testing out El Capitan with my software. Using Moviestorm to create experimental animation.

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